Harmony Drive Aims At First Ballot Taft Nomination
Washington May 12 Republican leaders in Congress push a first ballot Taft nomination to preserve party harmony. Forums in D C include Aldrich Hale Allison Crane Payne Sherman Tawney Jenkins Smith with many backing Taft or other top names. Louisiana delegates vote for Taft with Wight Warmoth McCall Kennedy chosen.
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Destructive Tornadoes Hit Illinois and Surrounding States
A May 12 report details a series of tornadoes and high winds striking multiple towns across Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Oklahoma Texas and Missouri. Fatalities include an elderly woman in Cleveland and a barn collapse burying a boy near Sun Prairie. Damage spans schools depots houses and storefronts with numerous injuries.
Abolish Track Gambling Passed by Congress in DC
Washington May 12 The final action of congress toward abolishing betting on horse races at the Benning track and prohibiting gambling in the District of Columbia was taken Monday when the house under suspension of the rules agreed to the senate amendments to the bill. The senate passed the agricultural appropriation bill, and Senator Foraker announced plans to move to take up his bill reinstating negro soldiers discharged after the Brownsville affair once the post office appropriation bill is disposed of. The senate also increased the forestry service miscellaneous appropriation from 500000 to 1000000 for roads fire lanes and telephone lines.
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Republicans Approve Emergency Currency Bill in House
Washington May 12 Republican members of the house voted 338 to 16 in favor of an emergency currency bill drafted by the special committee. The conference gave rules committee Republicans the power to determine how the majority’s will will be carried into effect in the house.
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Thief Kills a Watchman at Pullman Shops
St Louis police report Gustav Schmidt a sight watchman at the Pullman shops was shot and killed Monday night after he caught a man stealing brass. The assailant fled and the investigation is ongoing.
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Gustav Schmidt
Pullman
Recap of Kid Boxers Aims for Rising Fame
Sporting page notes urge the next census to list aspiring pugilists who go by the name Kid and seek wider recognition. The brief coinages a call for clearer boxing talent tallies and future stars.
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Sporting Page
Hippopotamus Frenzy as Runaway Circus Wagon Crashes
A Cleveland parade ends in tragedy as eight horses pulling a huge circus wagon run wild. Brakes fail, wheels crush two horses, and a hippo in its cage is calmed after the chariot halts. Several near escapes follow the crash on Scranton Road Hill.
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Scranton Road Hill
Gas Company Foreclosure Ordered for Fort Wayne Gas
Judge A B Anderson in Indianapolis forecloses the Fort Wayne Gas company assets to satisfy a 2 271 000 bond debt. The decree covers gas properties in Fort Wayne and other towns, four pumping stations, pipes mains wells and related franchise and real estate, with judgment to Central Trust Company of New York.
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Central Trust Company of New York
Mrs. Helen B. Moses Dies National Mission Leader
Mrs. Helen B. Moses national president of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions died Monday in Indianapolis. She had devoted 30 years to the boards work and its missions.
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Indianapolis
Helen B. Moses
Christian Woman's Board of Missions
Richmond Hotel Condemned for Remodeling in Evansville
Deputy state factory inspector condemned the Richmond hotel at Evansville and announced plans to remodel the property. The action targets safety or structural concerns as part of ongoing oversight.
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Evansville
Gunness Case Progress In Indiana Murders Claim
Ray Lamphere's father arrives to assist in defense as autopsy results on Heigelein and Jennie Olsen reveal grisly details. Officials continue excavation at the Gunness farm while rumors of arrest for Bella Gunness grow and reports reach Christiania of possible Olaf Jensen victim inquiries.
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Helgelein
Charles Way
Peter S. Gunness
Laporte
Christiania
Olaf Jensen
President Lays Corner Stone for Union of American Republics Building
Washington May 12 a grand corner stone laying for the International Union of American Republics home. Three thousand attendees, flags of 21 nations, and banners honoring Ambassador Nabuco marked the ceremony.
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Brazil
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Roosevelt Attends Naval Review and Corner Stone Ceremony
The Atlantic fleet officers and sailors toured San Francisco sights while 100 warrant officers rode Mount Tamalpais by rail and boat. President Roosevelt presided at a ball for Secretary Metcalf and helped lay the cornerstone with a trowel honoring the republics.
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Arkansas Provisional Governor Calls Extra Legislature Session
Little Rock May 12. Acting Governor Allen H. Hamiter issues a proclamation calling an extra session of the Arkansas legislature during Acting Gov. Pindall’s and Gov elect Donaghey’s absence in Washington. Both oppose calling the extra session.
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Donaghey
Victory for Osteopaths in New York Supreme Court
Justice Dickey in Brooklyn's supreme court ruled osteopaths are practitioners of medicine and directed the New York board of health to register a practitioner from that school as a physician. The decision was reported on May 12.
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Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Bloomington official shoots at dog injuring arm
County Superintendent Harry C Buzzard of Bloomington attempted to shoot a dog. Bullets entered his arm but he will be saved.
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Harry c. Buzzard
Bloomington
Omaha Architect Attempts Murder-Suicide in Beatrice Hotel
Charles M. Krogh an Omaha architect drawn plans for the Beatrice school board attempted to kill his wife Beatrice Neb in a Beatrice hotel by kneeling in prayer before stabbing himself through the heart after a struggle with the hotel landlord. His wife escaped and Krogh was despondent.
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Beatrice, Neb
Charles M. Krogh
Omaha
Krogh
Beatrice School Board
Alleged Blackmailer Arrested in Lincoln Theft Threat
Bloomington Ill May 12 Roy Waller 18 was arrested at Lincoln charged with threatening Hiram L Keays Elkhart resident with death unless $390 was placed in a designated spot.
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Ill
Roy Waller
Lincoln
Hiram L. Keays
Elkhart
Cooks Who Cook Secured by Reporter Local Columns
Reporter local columns showcase cooks who secure recognition through community landmarks. The feature highlights culinary talent, neighborhood kitchens, and evolving menus that reflect regional tastes and traditions.
Fire Devastates Plant and Cottages in East St Louis
A Monday fire gutted the General Roofing plant and spread to 27 nearby cottages driven by strong winds. Twenty seven families were left homeless with losses estimated at 150000 dollars. In Atlanta a separate blaze killed 175 horses, burned a half block of buildings, threatened a panic in a crowded theater, and injured several people.
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General Roofing Company
Atlanta
Millersburg Fire Partly Destroys Church and Schools
Millersburg Illinois seven miles from Aledo was partly destroyed by a fire on Monday afternoon. The Presbyterian church and two schoolhouses burned. Mrs Weiley wife of the Presbyterian minister and her small child were seriously injured.
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Burlington
Millersburg
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Aledo
Weiley
Six Hurt in Automobile Crash Near Lexington
Six persons were injured when an automobile driven by L. Gay Strode crashed into a stone fence near Lexington on May 12. The party included four women. All are expected to recover.
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Lexington
L. Gay Strode
Indianapolis man shoots wife then surrenders to police
Fred B. Worden of Indianapolis shot his wife three times, injuring her, then fled to a police station where he surrendered to officers.
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Fred B. Worden
Indianapolis
Reforming a Husband Is a Lost Cause
A warning to women against marrying men to force reform. The piece argues genuine reform must come from the man himself, not from marriage, and warns that such a wife sacrifices her own happiness for a failed ideal. It condemns pressuring a drinking or gambling partner and urges decisive self-preservation.
Stock Market Sluggish Propensity to Slug Debated
A quirky snippet hints at a sluggish stock market and a playful line about a slug. The text appears as surface mood with no clear events, figures, or named entities to anchor a fuller report.
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